Mary, Queen of Scots
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mary, Queen of Scots is a 1850 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a serious-looking man with short hair and a high collar. His face is framed by a round border with swirling lines at the top and bottom. The text below reads *"Maria Stuarta, Scotia Regina, Galliae dotaria"*, and he wears a cross necklace. The print uses lots of tiny parallel lines to create shading, called cross-hatching. This was a common way to add depth in old engravings. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists built shadows with just lines.
